Citation
V. Pierrard et al., Statistical analysis of SAMPEX PET proton measurements, NUCL INST A, 449(1-2), 2000, pp. 378-382
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Spectroscopy /Instrumentation/Analytical Sciences","Instrumentation & Measurement
Journal title
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT
ISSN journal
01689002
→ ACNP
Volume
449
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
378 - 382
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(20000711)449:1-2<378:SAOSPP>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
We present a statistical study of the distributions of proton counts from t
hr Proton-Electron Telescope aboard the low-altitude polar satellite SAMPEX
. Our statistical analysis shows that histograms of observed proton counts
are generally distributed according to Poisson distributions but are someti
mes quite different. The observed departures from Poisson distributions can
be attributed to variations of the average flux or to the non-constancy of
the detector lifetimes. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved
.